“We had the freedom of introducing any characters of the book, but I chose to expand that range of fears. Because I love the book, of course, but the book is basically childhood in the 50s, which is probably Stephen King’s experience growing up, kids going to the movies and watching monsters from Universal movies like The Mummy and Dracula and Frankenstein and those monsters that are very lovable but a bit dated if you’re going to make an adaptation of IT. I wanted to layer those fears and make them deeper and more strange.”

I'm looking forward to it but nobody has ever managed to take over a role from Tim Curry and improve upon his performance.

I feel the same way about his performance as Frank-N-Furter in The Rocky Horror Picture Show (1975), it's sheer perfection that can't be topped

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Definitely. And I've been in productions of the Rocky Horror Show, as well as going to a lot of productions I wasn't in, and nobody I've ever seen even comes close to Tim Curry. So I don't expect It to be better than the original but I do think it looks like it might be pretty good. Hopefully.

'IT' was the book that turned me onto SK, I've read almost all his books since.I turned my nose up for years, 'Horror' & 'Best Seller' turned me off. Boy was I wrong, I find his portrayal of childhood spot on & imo he's one of the best male writers when it comes to writing women in the first person.

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

'IT' was the book that turned me onto SK, I've read almost all his books since. I turned my nose up for years, 'Horror' & 'Best Seller' turned me off. Boy was I wrong, I find his portrayal of childhood spot on & imo he's one of the best male writers when it comes to writing women in the first person. I'm looking forward to this movie, also Dark Tower.

I'm really looking forward to the Dark Tower. I voraciouly read the first three novels in the '90s and couldn't wait for a sequel to The Wastelands... That was in 1997. Little did I know I would have to wait until 2012...

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

Yeah, Green Mile is great too. I don't even consider him a horror writer at this point tbh.There's a fair bit of literary snobbery directed at him, I think you're right, history will see his work in all its depth. What's your favourite King books?

'IT' was the book that turned me onto SK, I've read almost all his books since. I turned my nose up for years, 'Horror' & 'Best Seller' turned me off. Boy was I wrong, I find his portrayal of childhood spot on & imo he's one of the best male writers when it comes to writing women in the first person. I'm looking forward to this movie, also Dark Tower.

I'm really looking forward to the Dark Tower. I voraciouly read the first three novels in the '90s and couldn't wait for a sequel to The Wastelands... That was in 1997. Little did I know I would have to wait until 2012...

Lol so true, that was a long ass wait. Those last ones got fatter & fatter lol. Love it. I see there's a series coming based on Mr Mercedes & I'm watching The Mist now, not bad so far. Delores was brilliant, perfect casting Cathy Bates. I'd love to see movies of The Talisman & Black House.

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

Yeah, Green Mile is great too. I don't even consider him a horror writer at this point tbh. There's a fair bit of literary snobbery directed at him, I think you're right, history will see his work in all its depth. What's your favourite King books?

i can't say i have one 'favorite'. recently, i read Mr. Mercedes. excellent story, engaging and well-written. also, i'm reading Bazaar of Dreams which features short stories/novellas sufficiently creepy enough to read slowly, just a little bit at a time Mr. King can still scare me into checking locked doors at night

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

Yeah, Green Mile is great too. I don't even consider him a horror writer at this point tbh. There's a fair bit of literary snobbery directed at him, I think you're right, history will see his work in all its depth. What's your favourite King books?

i can't say i have one 'favorite'. recently, i read Mr. Mercedes. excellent story, engaging and well-written. also, i'm reading Bazaar of Dreams which features short stories/novellas sufficiently creepy enough to read slowly, just a little bit at a time Mr. King can still scare me into checking locked doors at night

Lol he'd like that. I really liked Mercedes, also Finders Keepers, I haven't got round to End of Watch yet. Ah yeah, I love the short stories too.

I'm looking forward to it but nobody has ever managed to take over a role from Tim Curry and improve upon his performance.

I do not agree. I would say and I have read others that have said the same, that Tim's performance was meant to be over the top! A little too silly because of limits to the tech. (yes I have read the book and seen the made for TV show). To me at times he was a little too silly... but it worked for a TV show... but there is so much more they can do today and with an R rating and a 4 to 5 hour (between 2 movies) running time. But there was nothing special about Tim's performance.

Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them.

I'm looking forward to it but nobody has ever managed to take over a role from Tim Curry and improve upon his performance.

I do not agree. I would say and I have read others that have said the same, that Tim's performance was meant to be over the top! A little too silly because of limits to the tech. (yes I have read the book and seen the made for TV show). To me at times he was a little too silly... but it worked for a TV show... but there is so much more they can do today and with an R rating and a 4 to 5 hour (between 2 movies) running time. But there was nothing special about Tim's performance.

Well it remains to be seen if the new guy does it better. I don't think he will. It will be interesting to look back in 15, 20 years from now when people talk about It, will they still be talking about Tim Curry or will this new guy be seen as the definitive version.

I do not agree. I would say and I have read others that have said the same, that Tim's performance was meant to be over the top! A little too silly because of limits to the tech. (yes I have read the book and seen the made for TV show). To me at times he was a little too silly... but it worked for a TV show... but there is so much more they can do today and with an R rating and a 4 to 5 hour (between 2 movies) running time. But there was nothing special about Tim's performance.

Well it remains to be seen if the new guy does it better. I don't think he will. It will be interesting to look back in 15, 20 years from now when people talk about It, will they still be talking about Tim Curry or will this new guy be seen as the definitive version.

I think it will be different. But as I am cheap and lazy I doubt I will go see it in theaters...

Anyone for banning the AR15 must be on the side of the criminal as once banned only criminals will have them.

I do not agree. I would say and I have read others that have said the same, that Tim's performance was meant to be over the top! A little too silly because of limits to the tech. (yes I have read the book and seen the made for TV show). To me at times he was a little too silly... but it worked for a TV show... but there is so much more they can do today and with an R rating and a 4 to 5 hour (between 2 movies) running time. But there was nothing special about Tim's performance.

Well it remains to be seen if the new guy does it better. I don't think he will. It will be interesting to look back in 15, 20 years from now when people talk about It, will they still be talking about Tim Curry or will this new guy be seen as the definitive version.

I think it will be different. But as I am cheap and lazy I doubt I will go see it in theaters...

Lol, well I'll have to see it to see what it's like. I'm looking forward to it anyway.

King is my fave fiction writer. My Dad turned me on to him when I was a kid. An absolute genius when it comes to story ideas and his writing is very underappreciated, mostly because some critics get sniffy about a 'horror' writer.

Started with his short stories so I think I'll always have an affinity for them ... Battleground and The Man Who Loved Flowers are particularly brilliant and only a few pages long.

Can't wait for the IT film, but I agree with the earlier poster ... Tim Curry will take some beating.

^ i hear you. for a while in the 1980s i just thought he was a ghost story writer. and oddly, the book "It" sort of turned me off his work at the time. but then i read "Green Mile". it has touches of supernatural and horror, but overall it is an amazing novel by an amazing writer. i have the feeling that King will be remembered for his 'horror' stories, but over time history will see the depth of his body of work. i love love LOVE that he gives us strong female protagonists and features feminist themes. love his work. Stephen King

Check out Dolores Claiborne--the book and the movie.

I love how he tied the eclipse into both Dolores Clairorne and Gerald's Game

I love how he tied the eclipse into both Dolores Clairorne and Gerald's Game

Geralds Game was good, been waiting on somebody to make a movie out of that

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